Regional comparison

Colleges in West India

Side-by-side view of states and UTs in the West zone — institute counts, NIRF coverage, and links to each state’s own page. 196 institutes across 4 states · 15 NIRF-ranked.

West zone — key facts

States / UTs in this zone4
Tracked institutes196
With NIRF Engineering rank15
States with dedicated pagesEach qualifying state still has its own dedicated page4
Largest state shareGujarat · 74

Regional totals from Knwdle’s live institute list, grouped by state. This page compares states; it does not replace individual state landings.

States in West India

Primary comparison table for this region. Open a state page for the place-level view.

State / UTInstitutesShareNIRF-rankedBest rank
Gujarat74
38%
4#17State page →
Maharashtra71
36%
6#3State page →
Rajasthan47
24%
5#11State page →
Goa4
2%
0—State page →

Overview

Knwdle's West zone groups Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Rajasthan. This is a deliberate departure from the real, statutory Western Zonal Council, which covers Goa, Gujarat and Maharashtra but places Rajasthan in the Northern Zonal Council instead — we group Rajasthan here for geographic comparison purposes, not administrative accuracy. Tracked institutes include IIT Bombay (Maharashtra, the second IIT established, in 1958), IIT Gandhinagar (Gujarat) and IIT Jodhpur (Rajasthan).

Every state above still earns its own dedicated /colleges/state page once it clears Knwdle's three-institute threshold. This zone page adds a state-by-state comparison table on top of that — it doesn't replace any state's own page.

Key figure

Share with a cited NIRF rank

8%

Computed from every institute currently mapped to a West-zone state on this page — not a fixed marketing number.

FAQ

Which IITs are located in the West zone?
Three, under this grouping: IIT Bombay (Maharashtra), IIT Gandhinagar (Gujarat) and IIT Jodhpur (Rajasthan). IIT Bombay was the second IIT established nationally, in 1958.
Why is Rajasthan grouped under West instead of North?
India's actual Northern Zonal Council includes Rajasthan; we group it under West here for a more intuitive geographic comparison. This is Knwdle's own browsing grouping, not the statutory classification — treat it as a navigation aid.
Is Goa large enough for its own state page?
Goa's own page ships once it clears Knwdle's three-institute threshold, the same rule applied to every state on this site. Check the comparison table above for its current count.
Do you show placement packages for institutes in this zone?
No — the same source rule applies everywhere on Knwdle. We surface NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO), an independent sub-score, instead of self-reported placement figures.

Top NIRF ranks in West India

Best Engineering ranks across this zone (up to 20). Compare states above for geographic mix.

15 of 15 ranked
RankInstituteTypeStateGO
#3IIT BombayMumbaiIITMaharashtra87.1
#11Birla Institute of Technology & SciencePilaniPRIVATERajasthan—
#17NIT Karnataka, SurathkalNITGujarat78.1
#25IIT GandhinagarIITGujarat74.6
#27IIT JodhpurIITRajasthan70.4
#41Institute of Chemical TechnologyMumbaiPRIVATEMaharashtra—
#42Malaviya NIT JaipurNITRajasthan70.2
#44Visvesvaraya NIT NagpurNITMaharashtra71.9
#46Symbiosis InternationalPunePRIVATEMaharashtra—
#58Manipal University JaipurJaipurPRIVATERajasthan—
#66Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT SuratNITGujarat62.6
#71Banasthali VidyapithBanasthaliPRIVATERajasthan—
#90COEP TechPuneSTATEMaharashtra67.7
#92Defence Institute of Advanced TechnologyPuneGFTIMaharashtra—
#98Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGandhinagarPRIVATEGujarat—

All institutes in this zone

InstituteStateTypeNIRF
IIT BombayMaharashtraIIT#3View →
Birla Institute of Technology & ScienceRajasthanPRIVATE#11View →
NIT Karnataka, SurathkalGujaratNIT#17View →
IIT GandhinagarGujaratIIT#25View →
IIT JodhpurRajasthanIIT#27View →
Institute of Chemical TechnologyMaharashtraPRIVATE#41View →
Malaviya NIT JaipurRajasthanNIT#42View →
Visvesvaraya NIT NagpurMaharashtraNIT#44View →
Symbiosis InternationalMaharashtraPRIVATE#46View →
Manipal University JaipurRajasthanPRIVATE#58View →
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT SuratGujaratNIT#66View →
Banasthali VidyapithRajasthanPRIVATE#71View →
COEP TechMaharashtraSTATE#90View →
Defence Institute of Advanced TechnologyMaharashtraGFTI#92View →
Pandit Deendayal Energy UniversityGujaratPRIVATE#98View →
Adani UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Agriculture UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Ahmedabad UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Ajeenkya D.Y. Patil UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Alard UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Anant National UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Atharva University, MumbaiMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
ATLAS SKILLTECH UNIVERSITYMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Atmiya UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
AURO University, SuratGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Bhagwan Mahavir UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Bhaikaka UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Bharati VidyapeethMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Bikaner Technical UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Birsa Munda Tribal UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
C. U. Shah UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Central Institute of Fisheries EducationMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Central University of GujaratGujaratCENTRAL—View →
Central University of RajasthanRajasthanCENTRAL—View →
CEPT University (Formerly Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University)GujaratPRIVATE—View →
Charotar University of Science & TechnologyGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Children's UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
D Y Patil International UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
D. Y. PatilMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
D. Y. Patil UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
D.Y Patil Educational SocietyMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Darshan UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Deccan College Postgraduate & Research InstituteMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
DES Pune UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Dharmsinh Desai UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Dhirubhai Ambani University (Formerly Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar)GujaratPRIVATE—View →
Dnyan Prasad Global University (Formerly Dr. D.Y. Patil Dnyan Prasad)MaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarTechnological UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Dr. D.Y. Patil VidyapeethMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Dr. Homi Bhabha State UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Dr. P. A. Inamdar UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Film and Television Institute of IndiaMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Flame UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
G. H. Raisoni International Skill Tech University, PuneMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
G.H. Raisoni Skill Tech University, NagpurMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Ganpat UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Gati Shakti VishwavidyalayaGujaratCENTRAL—View →
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, VadodaraGujaratGFTI—View →
Goa UniversityGoaSTATE—View →
Gokhale Institute of Politics & EconomicsMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Gokul Global UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Gondwana UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
GSFC UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Gujarat Biotechnology UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Gujarat Maritime UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Gujarat National Law UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Gujarat Technological UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Gujarat UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Gujarat VidyapithGujaratDEEMED—View →
Gyanmanjari Innovative UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Homoeopathy UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Hyderabad (SIND) National Collegiate UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
IIHMR UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
IISRajasthanDEEMED—View →
India International University of Legal Education and ResearchGoaPRIVATE—View →
IIIT (IIIT) NagpurMaharashtraIIIT—View →
IIIT (IIIT) PuneMaharashtraIIIT—View →
IIIT (IIIT)Kota, RajasthanRajasthanIIIT—View →
IIIT SuratGujaratIIIT—View →
IIIT Vadodara International Campus Diu (IIITVICD)GujaratIIIT—View →
IIIT(IIIT), Vadodara, GujratGujaratIIIT—View →
Indian Institute of Public HealthGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Indian Institute of Teacher EducationGujaratSTATE—View →
IIT GoaGoaIIT—View →
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development ResearchMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Indira UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Indus UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Institute of Advanced ResearchGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Institute of Advanced Studies in EducationRajasthanDEEMED—View →
Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and ManagementGujaratSTATE—View →
International Institute for Population SciencesMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
ITM (SLS) Baroda UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
ITM Vocational UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
J.E.C.R.C UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
J.G. UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Sanskrit UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Jain Vishva Bharati InstituteRajasthanDEEMED—View →
Jaipur National UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
JK Lakshmipat UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Jodhpur National UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
JSPM UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Junagarh Agricultural UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
K. N. UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Kamdhenu UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Konkan Krishi VidyapeethMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Krishna Vishwa VidyapeethMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
LAXMINARAYAN INNOVATION TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITYMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Lords UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
M. K. UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
M.B.M. UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Madhav UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Maganbhai Adenwala Mahagujarat UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Maharaj Vinayak Global UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Maharaja Ganga Singh UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Maharaja Sayajirao University of BarodaGujaratSTATE—View →
Maharaja Surajmal Brij UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & TechnologyRajasthanSTATE—View →
Maharashtra National Law University, AurangabadMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Maharashtra National Law University, NagpurMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Maharashtra State Skills UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi VishwavidyalayaMaharashtraCENTRAL—View →
Mahatma Phule Krishi VidyapeethMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Manipal UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Marwadi UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Mumbai UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Ajmer (Rajasthan)RajasthanGFTI—View →
NIT GoaGoaNIT—View →
Parul UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Pimpri Chinchwad UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Plastindia International UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
R.N.B. Global UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Rai UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Rajasthan Technical UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Rajasthan UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal SciencesRajasthanSTATE—View →
Ramdeobaba UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
RK UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Sabarmati University (formerly Calorx Teachers' University)GujaratPRIVATE—View →
Sai Tirupati UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Sangam UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Sanjay Ghodawat UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Sanjivani UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Sardar Patel UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Sardar Vallabhbhai Global UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Sarvajanik UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Saurashtra UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Shivaji UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Shreyarth UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Shri Govind Guru UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Shri Jagdish Prasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Shridhar UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Sigma UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Silver Oak UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Singhania UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Sir J.J.School of Art, Architecture & Design, MumbaiMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Sir Padmapat Singhania UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Somaiya Vidyavihar UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Spicer Adventist UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Suresh Gyan Vihar UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada UniversityMaharashtraSTATE—View →
Swarnim Startup & Innovation UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Symbiosis International UniversityMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (Formerly Symbiosis Skill and Open University)MaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Tantia UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →
Tata Institute of Social SciencesMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
THAKUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
The LNM Institute of Information TechnologyRajasthanDEEMED—View →
The Pillai University, Navi MumbaiMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
The Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jobner) JaipurRajasthanSTATE—View →
The SVKM NMIMS Global UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Tilak Maharashtra VidyapeethMaharashtraDEEMED—View →
UKA Tarsadia UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Universal Ai UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Universal SkillTech UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
University of KotaRajasthanSTATE—View →
UPL University of Sustainable TechnologyGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Vanita Vishram Women's UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Vardhman Mahaveer Open UniversityRajasthanSTATE—View →
Veer Narmad South Gujarat UniversityGujaratSTATE—View →
Vidhyadeep UniversityGujaratPRIVATE—View →
Vijaybhoomi UniversityMaharashtraPRIVATE—View →
Vivekananda Global UniversityRajasthanPRIVATE—View →

How to use this page

  1. 1Start with the state comparison table — counts, NIRF coverage, and best rank per state.
  2. 2Open a state page for the place-level view, or a profile for scorecards and sourced content.
  3. 3Use Rankings for the national table, or Compare for a neutral side-by-side of 2–3 colleges.

Frequently asked questions

Answers use counts from this page's live institute list.

How many institutes appear for West zone?
196 institutes currently match this page’s filter. 15 of them have a numeric NIRF Engineering rank in our database.
Is “best” based on editorial opinion?
No. Where we sort or headline by rank, the order follows published NIRF Engineering ranks (nirfindia.org). Unranked institutes are not given a fabricated Knwdle rank.
What is Graduation Outcomes (GO)?
GO is an NIRF sub-score (independent of self-reported packages). On this page, 8 institutes have a GO value; the average among those is 72.8.
How is this different from a state page?
This is a multi-state comparison for the geographic zone. Every state that clears the institute threshold still has its own /colleges/state page — this layer puts their counts and NIRF coverage side by side.

What we publish — and what we don't

Included when sourced

  • NIRF Engineering ranks & sub-scores (nirfindia.org)
  • JoSAA closing ranks already in our database
  • Programmes from AICTE EOA / institute official catalogues
  • Fees & admissions copy only from the institute's own site
  • Campus images from Wikimedia Commons or official media

Deliberately excluded

  • Star reviews and self-reported placement packages
  • Fees estimated or copied from aggregator directories
  • Facts that appear only on compiled third-party college directories

NIRF Graduation Outcomes (GO) is the honest substitute for placement-intent browsing — an independent metric, not a package figure.

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